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Articles 31521 through 31620 of 35809:
- Sezs Have To Be Special (Business Line, P. P. Prabhu, Sep 07, 2004)
The Special Economic Zones will become popular and really take off in the manner desired only if the proposed law governing them conforms to and upholds the basic concept behind the zones. Further, the rules and procedures must place minimal restrictions
- The Republicans' True Colour (Hindu, Gary Younge, Sep 07, 2004)
In 2000, the Republicans paraded their diversity. But now the party is showing its true colour -- white.
- On Suicides (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 07, 2004)
Diehard accountants are happy when members of other professional bodies do not get the same recognition as CAs get in statutory assignments.
- Terror Strikes In Russia (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Sep 06, 2004)
The immediate goal of the Beslan raid was to spread violence beyond Chechnya and set Russia's entire North Caucasus on fire.
- Summer Of ’72 (Deccan Herald, MALATHI RAO, Sep 06, 2004)
Memories of my mother’s healing touch still touch me, today, years after she left me
- Rbi's Annual Report 2003-2004 (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Sep 06, 2004)
There have been suggestions that some part of the RBI's forex reserves should be placed with Indian scheduled banks, which can lend them to creditworthy Indian corporates, which are otherwise raising ECBs in the external financial markets
- Of Little Import (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 06, 2004)
On Saturday the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, morphed into a dignified, acquisitive politician, if not a statesman, by saying a lot at a press meet stretching over 90 minutes but meaning little.
- More, Please (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 06, 2004)
On Saturday, Mr Manmohan Singh gave the first press conference by a prime minister in 12 years. It is understandable that Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee should not have cared to face the press.
- Living With The Oil Crisis (Deccan Herald, A MADHAVAN, Sep 06, 2004)
Rising oil prices have once again highlighted India’s utter inability to cope with an oil crisis
- In Search Of A Real Cop! (Tribune, S. Zahur H. Zaidi, Sep 06, 2004)
WHEN I was a little boy growing up in a small North Indian town, I did not know any cops. There were none in my family. My father, my uncles, and all other men in our family were farmers or academicians.
- Importance Of Public Investment In Infrastructure (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Sep 06, 2004)
One of the planks on which the Congress(I) came to power was seeing greater role for the government in the economy. This is welcome. One only hopes the party will not get derailed from this policy by the World Bank's advice.
- Focus On The Peace Pipeline (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Sep 06, 2004)
Energy pipelines constitute win-win geo-economics for both India and Pakistan.
- Hardening Postures (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Sep 06, 2004)
A road, the prime minister Manmohan Singh is fond of quoting, is made by walking step by step. However, it is unlikely that India and Pakistan will take any major step forward
- Headed For An Impasse? (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Sep 06, 2004)
New Delhi should leave Mr Kasuri with no doubt that the whole of Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India
- Challenges Facing Indian Media (Tribune, Chanchal Sarkar, Sep 05, 2004)
AT home in India there cannot but have been a surge of admiration at the superlative performance of China in the Olympics. Second after the United States with golds only a little less, it was a superb record and this after taking part in all the ...
- Fighting Shadows (Telegraph, RUDRANGSHU MUKHERJEE, Sep 05, 2004)
In an unforgettable poem, the almost-forgotten genius, Sukumar Ray, spoke of the exploits of Jagai who single-handedly fought the assault of seven Germans.
- Restore Peace In Manipur Through Talks: Hemochandra Singh (Hindu, Tripti Nath, Sep 05, 2004)
I. Hemochandra Singh, MLA from Singjamei Assembly constituency in Imphal city and coordinator of the Opposition Forum, was in Delhi recently to sensitise political parties and civil society on the North-East, particularly Manipur.
- Restore Peace In Manipur Through Talks: Hemochandra Singh (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Sep 05, 2004)
I. Hemochandra Singh, MLA from Singjamei Assembly constituency in Imphal city and coordinator of the Opposition Forum, was in Delhi recently to sensitise political parties and civil society on the North-East, particularly Manipur.
- It Costs 32 P.C. Of Gdp For Government To Mess Up Economy (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 04, 2004)
The record of sorts achieved during the latest session of Parliament when the Finance Bill got passed without any discussion is nothing to feel proud of. So, when one finds that William W. Lewis has a chapter titled, "India:
- Ill-Considered Decision (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 04, 2004)
The order of the designated POTA court in the case against Vaiko and eight Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) partymen is astonishingly misguided and ill-considered.
- Entering The Environment (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Sep 04, 2004)
This article is about an interesting, important, but as yet little-analysed phenomenon in contemporary Indian politics — the entry into the environmental movement of the organized left.
- Pakistan’S ‘Miracle’ Man (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Sep 04, 2004)
Pakistan now has a Prime Minister who is a darling both of the army and of America’s Super Moneymen
- The First 100 Days (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Sep 04, 2004)
The Manmohan Singh Government has completed its first 100 days in office, and the conventional question to ask it: how has it fared? The first issue, of course, is whether the first 100 days is enough to provide one
- Space-Age Science Policy (Tribune, Dhirendra Sharma, Sep 04, 2004)
ON May 18, 1974, the first atomic device code named “Smiling Buddha” was tested in Pokhran. As sanctions were imposed upon us, the policy of self-reliance in high-tech Engineering became necessary.
- Crucial Afghan Presidential Poll (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Sep 03, 2004)
The Afghan Presidential elections are fixed for October 9, 2004. It was earlier postponed twice and it is hoped that this time the security situation in the country would not be so badly disruptive as to call for yet another postponement.
- Rbi Annual Report 2003-04 — Exhaustive And Rigorous (Business Line, A. Seshan, Sep 03, 2004)
Though the RBI, in its Annual Report 2003-04, has failed to shed light on the tremendous risk of the depreciation of government securities faced by commercial banks in case of a rise in interest rates, it maintains high standards of data presentation and
- Infrastructure Is The Key (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 03, 2004)
Within days of announcing his decision to focus on coordinated development of infrastructure, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has constituted a high-powered committee, which he himself will head.
- Criminal Rage (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 03, 2004)
Killers have no religion, no matter what faith they claim to profess. The Iraqi hostage-takers, who killed 12 innocent Nepalis, were dastardly criminals who would be a blot on any religious faith or civilized society.
- `Could Beauty, My Lord, Have Better Commerce Than With Honesty?' (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 03, 2004)
"COULD beauty, my lord, have better commerce than with honesty?'
When finance pains, commerce can soothe. Thus, even as Mr Chidambaram is locking horns with transporters over service tax, Mr Kamal Nath is freeing exporters from that yoke.
- Ap's Changing Power Equations (Business Line, Ch. Prashanth Reddy , Sep 03, 2004)
WHAT are the implications of supplying power free of cost to all farmers? Earlier, it was thought that it would only mean that the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Dr Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, would have to provide for an additional subsidy of Rs 400 crore
- Befitting Package (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 03, 2004)
The occasion was grand and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced a package to match. The 400th Parkash Utsav of Sri Guru Granth Sahib saw the first Sikh Prime Minister of the country in an expansive mood, who went out of his way to fulfil the wishes and
- Renaissance Through Revolution (Deccan Herald, THABO MBEKI, Sep 03, 2004)
Africans need to understand the impact of apartheid, to be able to design policies and programmes for the future
- Will Us Repeal Byrd Amendment? (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Sep 03, 2004)
The rest of the world is keenly watching whether the US would revoke the Byrd Amendment and thus help underpin the rule-based multilateral trading system.
- Will Bush Jr Be A One-Termer? (Deccan Herald, MANAS CHANDRASHEKAR, Sep 03, 2004)
The Bush-Kerry contest is so close that events between now and November could decide the result
- The Also-Ran Nation (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Sep 03, 2004)
The 28th Olympic Games are now ended. In the battle for gold medals, China has almost drawn level with the United States of America, although in the tally of medals in all categories, it has lagged behind God’s Own Country.
- `Sour Grapes' In A Post-Qualification Court Battle (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 02, 2004)
Diehard accountants are happy when members of other professional bodies do not get the same recognition as CAs get in statutory assignments. That may rake up many questions: Is that what is preventing the Institute of
- Govt's 100 Days In Office — More Promises Than Performance (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Sep 02, 2004)
The other day, my son's friend, a Plus-2 student, was lamenting over the fall of the Indian rupee. "The BJP government had taken it all the way up to Rs 43.5 vis-à-vis the dollar and there were indications it would up to Rs 40.
- Fragmented Society And Athens 2004 (Deccan Herald, S N CHARY, Sep 02, 2004)
As long as apathy, corruption and selfishness plague our society, we cannot hope to succeed in any collective effort
- Dissection Of A Concept (Business Line, P. T. Giridharan, Sep 02, 2004)
Being slim not only concerns men and women but the law as well. Recently, the Ministry of Company Affairs released for public debate a Concept Paper on Model/Modern Company Law which is basically a re-characterisation in the form of downsizing the 781 ...
- Controlling Inflation (Telegraph, BHASKAR DUTTA , Sep 02, 2004)
One of the more prominent achievements of successive Central governments in India during the last decade has been the remarkable degree of price stability in the economy.
- Benchmark Rate — Fact Or Fiction? (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Sep 02, 2004)
There have been elaborate discussions on different interest rates, giving the impression that they were, in fact, the benchmark. For instance, the auction rate on government bonds, the repo rate, the `corridor', and the prime-lending rate of banks.
- Go Slow With The Reforms (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Sep 02, 2004)
The new Kelkar report makes economic sense but all stakeholders need to be consulted before it is implemented
- Avoid A Knee-Jerk Reaction (Tribune, Raj Kadyan, Sep 02, 2004)
WHAT happened in Manipur on July 11 last is indeed shameful. The whole nation was shocked at the death of Manorma Devi, allegedly at the hands of Assam Rifles. While the investigations are still on to identify those guilty of wrongdoing, one hopes that
- Trading Gets Boost (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 02, 2004)
IT is a please-all Foreign Trade Policy. Replacing the Exim Policy, it sets an ambitious agenda of doubling India’s share of global trade in five years — from 0.8 per cent to 1.5 per cent by 2009.
- Slightly Worse (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 02, 2004)
In the Reserve Bank of India’s annual report for 2003-04, of particular interest are the Central bank’s views on gross domestic product growth, inflation and interest rates for 2004-05. The RBI suggested 6.5 to 7 per cent in the May credit policy, and the
- Space Tech For Global Security (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Sep 02, 2004)
There is need for greater cooperation among space powers to promote global security essential for world peace
- Science Of Choices To Tame Numbers And Noises (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 02, 2004)
What do you call "the firms and institutions that together make it possible for money to make the world go round"?
- Unshackle Trade (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 02, 2004)
The FTP has a roadmap for the growth of the country’s economy
- Panic Unwarranted (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 02, 2004)
Financial Markets are on a stampede with yields going up in tandem with the inflation, and the Annual Report of the Reserve Bank of India seems to reflect much of that fear when actually it need not.
- One Hundred Days Of Solitude (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Sep 02, 2004)
If the BJP has not reconciled itself to being in the Opposition, the Congress too sometimes gives the impression of not reconciling itself to the fact that it is now in power.
- Unwriting History (Telegraph, Sumit Mitra, Sep 01, 2004)
Arjun Singh may be looking for a vaccine to detoxify education, but the infection is already too widespread
- Portents Of Civil War (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Sep 01, 2004)
As Khaleda Zia cosies up to fundamentalists, secular nationalism is the target in the turbulent politics of Bangladesh
- Present Continuous (Telegraph, NIVEDITA MENON, Sep 01, 2004)
A bold and challenging voice has emerged in the past few years: that of a section of the Dalit intelligentsia, most well-known among whom is Chandra Bhan Prasad.
- New Foreign Trade Policy — Going For The Big League (Business Line, Geethanjali Nataraj, Sep 01, 2004)
In a clear signal that economic reforms are back on track, the thrust of the New Foreign Trade Policy is on export promotion, moving away from quantitative restrictions and improving competitiveness of industry to meet global market requirements.
- The New Colombo Spirit (Tribune, H. K. Dua, Sep 01, 2004)
Seventeen years ago around this time of the year Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi landed at Colombo airport by an Indian Air Force plane in the thick of the Sri Lankan crisis. He was not taken to the city in a cavalcade by road. Instead, he landed at Colombo's
- Unchanged Quarter Century For Farmers (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Sep 01, 2004)
At the end of a quarter century of struggle, the typical farmer is as badly indebted as he was at the beginning but stands vindicated and cleared of all charges of being indolent, ignorant and incompetent.
- What's New In Trade Policy? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 01, 2004)
The context in which the new Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) has been presented seems as important as the policy itself. It replaces the five-year Export Import Policy (2002-07), the most
- How To Sell Culture (Telegraph, Shobita Punja, Sep 01, 2004)
The Olympic Games are over, and many in India feel that this large and wonderful country has much to do and miles to go. The 2008 Beijing Olympics is going to be a grand affair — the Chinese are very good at showcasing their culture and giving it a
- Hard Times Ahead (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 01, 2004)
THE interest rates are set to rise. That is what the RBI’s annual report, released on Monday, indicates. Within hours of the RBI announcement, the State Bank of India raised its fixed interest rates on home loans by 25 to 50 basis points.
- A Big Push To Small Exporters (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 01, 2004)
The manmohan singh Government's five-year Foreign Trade Policy, unveiled by the Commerce Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, on Tuesday, has gone micro.
- Cautious Optimism (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 01, 2004)
The economy is on a sound footing but truant and rising prices can cause a few hiccups
- Fertiliser Subsidy Demystified (Business Line, Viren Kaushik, Sep 01, 2004)
FERTILISER subsidy in India has attracted a lot of attention, comments and criticism in recent years. Its critics say that the burden of nearly Rs 12,000 crore annually cannot be sustained in a free and market-driven economy.
- Action Needed Now (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 30, 2004)
If depletion of groundwater tables continues, water conflicts will worsen in coming years
- Faltering Bush Plays Terror Card (Hindu, Paul Harris, Aug 30, 2004)
A year ago, George W. Bush was expected to be invincible; instead he is fighting for his political future.
- Competition In The Air (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 30, 2004)
It is not surprising that the country's first no-frills airline, Air Deccan, has come up with another scheme slashing fares to unimaginably low levels.
- Between War And Peace (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 30, 2004)
A silver lining actually emphasises the density of dark clouds. And so it has been for India at the Olympics, where but for a lone No 2 spot in trap shooting, we are far down in the list of honours.
- Wishes Are Not Medals (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 30, 2004)
A silver lining actually emphasises the density of dark clouds. And so it has been for India at the Olympics, where but for a lone No 2 spot in trap shooting, we are far down in the list of honours.
- Budget, Service Tax And All That (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Aug 30, 2004)
Even as the new Government completed its first 100 days in office, the abrupt end to the Budget session with the Opposition not finding enough `political space' to play its legitimate role...
- Unconvincing Dollar Rally (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Aug 30, 2004)
Though the dollar rallied when spot crude oil prices pulled back by more than 10 per cent during the week ended August 27, it does not mean the currency has strengthened.
- Regulatory Lightness (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Aug 30, 2004)
Indian governance has alienated people from government. Procedures are complex and secretive so that even many government servants find them hard to follow.
- Stop Work (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 30, 2004)
Irony is the chosen mode of history, even when it decides to move in cycles. It is possible, again, to reiterate the old saying, what Bengal thinks today, India thinks tomorrow — but not without irony. Bandhs and rallies now appear to be ...
- Serve Up Some Competition (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 30, 2004)
For those policy-makers racking their brains to find the means to reverse the rising inflation, two events last week must provide some refreshingly different clues.
- Return Of Inflation: Challenge To Monetary Policy (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 30, 2004)
Speaking on the occasion of the Budget on July 8, 2004, the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, referring to the price situation, said: "Although there are short-term pressures on prices, the outlook for the year is benign and the Government is fully ...
- Planning For The Future (Hindu, Ashok Parthasarathi, Aug 30, 2004)
Public investment needs to be raised sharply on improving infrastructure in the rural areas in a labour-intensive manner.
- Strategic Options (Deccan Herald, B V SHENOY, Aug 30, 2004)
While getting gas through overland pipelines is cheaper, shipping LNG is a safer option
- He Captures The True Images Of Life (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Aug 29, 2004)
Gautam Ghosh is 54, but his selection as the best director and screen playwright — this year’s prestigious National Film Award — is attributed to his successful bringing to the fore the current socio-economic problems in rural India.
- Jihadi Groups: Alive And Killing (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 29, 2004)
Indian authorities have pointed to a renewed offensive of cross-border infiltration and argued that this would not be possible without official Pakistani patronage.
- Singing The Blues Away (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 29, 2004)
A hundred days is hardly a Mosaic jubilee. And most certainly, Mr Manmohan Singh has very little to celebrate after one hundred days in office.
- Ramanna & The Nuclear Programme (Hindu, M. R. Srinivasan, Aug 28, 2004)
The legacy of Raja Ramanna is that he helped build up a large pool of scientists and technologists to address the country's needs of energy and national security.
- Rubber Price Swings (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 28, 2004)
Rubber prices have of late become a matter of concern for both domestic producers and user industries. Earlier this week, when the market ripples reached the Lok Sabha, the Commerce Minister
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